Chapter 40: Pep Guardiola's Friend Jose Mourinho

Brescia, who was driven by Zhang Shu to perform better and better, completely took over the game. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although Brescia did not score again in the following games, they did not give Sampdoria any more chances. The final 20-odd minutes of the game were uneventful, and in the end, Brescia won three consecutive league games with a 3-2 win away at Sampdoria.

With this victory, Brescia also managed to squeeze them into the top three of the table - they are tied with Juventus and AC Milan with 10 points with three wins and one draw, and they are only third on goal difference.

This result surprised many people, after being drawn in the first round of the league, many media thought that Brescia would affect their performance in the league this season because of European competitions, but they did not expect that after four rounds of games, they quietly returned to the ranking at the end of last season.

In fact, judging from the scene of the game, Brescia did suffer some influences, except for the game against Roma, the other two games they won were a bit thrilling. But a victory is a victory, and there is no difference between 4:3 and 3:2 against Reggina compared to 4:0 with Roma, and it is also a real three points in the standings.

Although I stumbled, I won in the end.

Soon, some media pointed out the crux of the problem.

"Brescia once again got a Brescia-style victory, and with Zhang's brilliant performance, they won the game again. How many times has Zhang saved the team? Brescia has scored a total of 11 goals so far this season, of which Zhang has scored as many as 5, if you count Zhang's 3 assists, more than 2/3 of Brescia's offensive firepower this season comes directly from the 17-year-old, not to mention other goals that Zhang has participated in organizing and instigating. Looking at their defence again, they have conceded seven goals in four games and are in 13th place out of 18 teams in Serie A. This is nothing short of a disaster for a team that finishes third in the league. If it weren't for Zhang's excellent play in the attacking end, look at Sampdoria, who have conceded as many goals as them, where would they be now? - 15th place! Down-of-class zone! ”

"If Brescia are going to rely on Zhang to take over the game to win all the time, I think it won't be long before they fall out of the standings, or even worse, Zhang's immature body will soon be overwhelmed and injured by the rush of Brescia. When the time comes, perhaps we can only lament that a genius who was supposed to shine eventually turned into a glass man who was frequently injured. ”

This statement is very marketable, and even the "Brescia Daily" expressed similar concerns, after all, always relying on Zhang Shu to win the game is not a long-term solution after all, not to mention Zhang Shu's injury, what if he is not in good shape or is banned like last season?

"So, do you blame me for my good behavior?" In the locker room before the start of training, Zhang Shu complained to Baggio who was changing his shoes with an unhappy face, "Why didn't they worry so much when the team relied on you to win before?" ”

He leaned back against the closet next to Baggio's seat and waved his hand dissatisfiedly.

"Get out of the way." Guardiola, who had changed his equipment on the side, inserted his hands into Zhang Shu's armpits from behind, "ended" him from the ground like a radish and moved him to the side, and then opened the cabinet door that was previously pressed by Zhang Shu.

"Robbie is trusted because Robbie has 20 years of consistent professional performance as a reference." Guardiola put the changed casual clothes into the closet, while educating Zhang Shu, "You have only played professional football for half a year, do you want to have the status of Robbie?" ”

"I think I'm pretty consistent... Zhang Shu was still a little unconvinced.

Baggio had already changed his shoes, and he got up from his chair, "Don't worry, Zhang. Remember how you made your teammates believe your word in the last game? He patted Zhang Shu on the shoulder, "Actions are more powerful than words, if someone doesn't trust you, then tell them the truth." ”

"That's right, as long as you keep behaving like you are, it won't be long before the newspapers will only be left with praise for you." Guardiola also added on the side, and then the two elderly people slowly shook out of the locker room together.

Viviano, who was still in the corner just now, slipped over almost the moment Baggio and Guardiola walked out of the locker room, "Big guy, Gou Fugui, don't forget!" He solemnly put his gloved hand on Zhang Shu's head and said a word, and then rushed out of the locker room with the same agility.

Leaving Zhang Shu standing alone in front of the wardrobe, his face was inexplicable.

After the match against Sampdoria, Brescia threw themselves into the preparation for the Champions League match against Porto. As the next opponent the team will face at home, the players are naturally full of interest in the Portuguese giants.

In between training, a group of people chatted about the topic of this next opponent.

"How good is Porto? It should be pretty strong, right? Tony asked Igor,

"That's right, they won the UEFA Cup last season and they are definitely above Besiktas." Igor nodded, "We've collected a lot of their information before, and Carlo will analyze it carefully for you in the tactics class." But as long as you play normally, I think we can still hope for a home win. ”

"If we win two in a row, we have a good chance of qualifying." Bacchini analyzed on the sidelines, "Chelsea have changed so many people this season, I think it has affected their tacit understanding, and they don't have much more experience in the Champions League than us, maybe we can appear first in the group." ”

"Don't underestimate Porto." At this time, Pep Guardiola interjected from the side to chat with the young players, "Speaking of which, the coach of Porto knows me very well, he is not an easy person to deal with. ”

Hearing Guardiola say this, a group of people immediately became interested, and even Mazzoni, who had been standing outside the crowd before, came over.

"The manager of Porto, Jose Muinho, was our assistant coach and translator when I was in Barcelona and we had a good relationship privately. Pep Guardiola said.

"Translation? It doesn't feel very good, does it? Zhang Shu interjected on the side.

But Pep Guardiola shook his head, "At the beginning, he was Coach Robson's assistant coach and translator, due to the language barrier, so Coach Robson was handed over to Jose during the pre-game mobilization, he is a very passionate young man, and he can always make our blood boil with a few words." ”

"Sounds like Jose should be a coach who is good at mobilizing the emotions of his players before the game?" Mazzoni touched his chin, thoughtful.

Pep Guardiola nodded, "Not only that, but he is also a very hard-working person, and Jose has a small notebook with him to record the words and deeds of Coach Robson, and learn how to be a manager at any time." ”

"That's a good idea!" Igor's eyes lit up, and he secretly wrote it down in his heart.

"At the same time, he is also very smart and very talented, and when Coach Robson left, Jose continued to act as Coach Louis van Gaal's interpreter, at that time Coach Van Gaal had just arrived at the club and was not very familiar with the team's situation, so Jose would add some thoughts of his own thinking when translating. Although I don't approve of this kind of behavior, if you don't consider the authority of the coach, I have to admit that Jose is the right one many times. ”

"So, from what I know about Jose, he has all the qualities to be a good coach. It's no accident that Porto won the UEFA Cup, and what we will have to do is a tough game. ”

Pep Guardiola said seriously that as a friend, he knows Mourinho better than anyone here. The friend who was only a small translator, but who never concealed his ambition and pride, would be Brescia's most dangerous enemy at this moment.

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I've been wondering what it would be like for Pep Guardiola and Mourinho to meet early, so I changed history and put Porto, Brescia and Chelsea in one group, he.

It is said that before Guardiola snatched Mourinho's Barcelona coach position, they were really good friends, and in the 96-97 season of La Liga Mourinho mocked Bilbao when he motivated the players in the locker room, and was heard by the Bilbao coach outside the door, and after the game, he made trouble with Mourinho, and it was Guardiola who helped Mourinho block it. When Barcelona won the Cup Winners' Cup in '97, there was also a photo of them hugging and celebrating.

There are many other photos of these two people who looked like they were in love at the time, and interested friends can search for them.

Later, when Barcelona selected the coach, they contacted Guardiola and Mourinho respectively, and the first of Mourinho's assistant coaching list was Gua Bald, who was coached in the Barcelona B team at the time, and Guardiola's team building list also had Mourinho's position.

As a result, what Cruyff did directly broke up with these two people...